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The Evolution Of Jon Batiste, Music Consultant Of Pixar's 'Soul'

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The Evolution Of Jon Batiste, Music Consultant Of Pixar's 'Soul'

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Jon Batiste was born for show business. Hear him play an intimate set in New York and on our radio show as we trace his story to his current gig as band leader of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

The Evolution Of Jon Batiste, Music Consultant Of Pixar's 'Soul'

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In Memoriam: 10 Jazz Artists We Lost In 2020

Jazz Night In America's 2020 In Memoriam program includes Jimmy Heath, Lee Konitz, CÃ ndido Camero, Tony Allen, Annie Ross, Freddy Cole, Gary Peacock, Henry Grimes, Wallace Roney and McCoy Tyner. Bernard Benant, Jonathan Chimene/WBGO, David Kaufman, Tom Pich hide caption

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In Memoriam: 10 Jazz Artists We Lost In 2020

We remember luminaries we lost this year in our In Memoriam program: Jimmy Heath; Lee Konitz; Càndido; Tony Allen; Annie Ross; Freddy Cole; Gary Peacock; Henry Grimes; Wallace Roney; and McCoy Tyner.

In Memoriam: Jazz Night Radio Remembers 10 Musicians Who Altered The Shape Of Jazz

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Ring In The Holiday Season With Sherman Irby

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Ring In The Holiday Season With Sherman Irby

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Sherman Irby, saxophonist in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, brings a fresh take to holiday favorites with his quintet. Christian McBride hosts.

Ring In The Holiday Season With Sherman Irby

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Crate Digging With Christian McBride: Joe Zawinul And 50 Years Of Weather Report
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Crate Digging With Christian McBride: Joe Zawinul And 50 Years Of Weather Report

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Hear an electric fusion set from keyboardist Joe Zawinul and The Zawinul Syndicate in concert from 2006. We also celebrate 50 years of Weather Report with co-founder Wayne Shorter and other alumni.

Crate Digging With Christian McBride: Joe Zawinul And 50 Years Of Weather Report

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Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The History Of Latin Bass

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Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The History Of Latin Bass

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Hear the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra in 2006, with four virtuoso bassists: Rubén Rodríguez, Charnett Moffett, the late Andy González, and the mighty Cachao, two years before his death.

Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The History Of Latin Bass

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Swinging The Clouds Away: Jazz Takes Over Sesame Street
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Swinging The Clouds Away: Jazz Takes Over Sesame Street

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On this show, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis invite the Sesame Street gang onstage. Plus, trombonist Joe Fielder's Open Sesame share rare songs from the Sesame songbook.

Swinging The Clouds Away: Jazz Takes Over Sesame Street

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Social Music In An Age Of Social Distancing
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Social Music In An Age Of Social Distancing

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How is the Philadelphia jazz community responding to the global pandemic? Pianist Orrin Evans and other musicians are taking on the challenge.

Social Music In An Age Of Social Distancing

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Meet the NEA Jazz Masters, Class of 2020

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Meet the NEA Jazz Masters, Class of 2020

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Jazz Night in America honors jazz masters Reggie Workman, Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell and Dorthaan Kirk.

Meet the NEA Jazz Masters, Class of 2020

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Bird Lives! A Charlie Parker Centennial, With Strings Attached

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Bird Lives! A Charlie Parker Centennial, With Strings Attached

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Charlie Parker with Strings was the most commercially successful project of his all-too-brief career. We'll examine the backstory and hear rare selections from the collaboration.

Bird Lives! A Charlie Parker Centennial, With Strings Attached

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The Modern All-Stars: A Newport Jazz Festival Special

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The Modern All-Stars: A Newport Jazz Festival Special

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Hear a power hour of all-stars with some of the best sets to come out of the modern era of the Newport Jazz Festival, featuring Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more.

The Modern All-Stars: A Newport Jazz Festival Special

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The Stars Shine: A Newport Jazz Festival Special

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The Stars Shine: A Newport Jazz Festival Special

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Hear historic music from the Newport Jazz Festival, hand-picked by Christian McBride. Tune in to rare sets from Ray Charles, Cannonball Adderley, Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong.

The Stars Shine: A Newport Jazz Festival Special

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The Golden Age: A Newport Jazz Festival Special

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The Golden Age: A Newport Jazz Festival Special

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Hear an unforgettable lineup of music from the Newport Jazz Festival, hand-picked by Christian McBride. Check out rare sets from the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, Dave Brubeck and Horace Silver.

The Golden Age: A Newport Jazz Festival Special

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